292: Nominalism and William of Ockham
From Classical Stuff You Should Know by A.J. Hanenburg, Graeme Donaldson, and Thomas Magbee
December 30, 2025 · 58 min · Season 1 · Episode 292
About this episode
The episode discusses William of Ockham's theory of nominalism and its implications on language and meaning.
In this episode, we learn about William of Ockham's ridiculous notion that our words don't mean anything. Then why am I even writing this, WILLIAM. WHY DO WE EVEN TALK. You can tell that I (A.J.) am a big fan of this theory.
Topics covered
- Nominalism
- William of Ockham
- philosophy
- language
Keywords
- words
- meaning
- theory
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